ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

As almost 200,000 folks get ready for their annual excursion to Las Vegas for CES (Consumer Electronics Show) , those of us who toil in B2B tech public relations will be looking for 2017 trends to better take advantage of industry moves and stake out positions for clients. And there’s also the defensive side of real-time marketing.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

The in-housing trend in PR isn’t entirely surprising. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. So, how does that happen?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. There will be a glut of AI-generated content as well.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Great content marketing has the power to do that. Today’s audiences come across so much mediocre content that looks and sounds the same. Lately, innovative marketing teams have been thinking beyond the standard blog post. Here are the five biggest trends you need to know. [If

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B2B Content Marketing Trends Marketing 85

Cision

APRIL 4, 2016

If you’re like me, you probably greet articles about content virality with a healthy dose of skepticism. Of course anyone writing content or posting on social media hopes for the largest possible distribution, but the articles that purport to tell you how to make content go viral are oftentimes less useful than they intend to be.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2014

Content Shock: Why content marketing is not a sustainable strategy. Why: Content marketing may be one of the hottest marketing trends around, but that is slowly changing. Mark Schaefer offers insight into the future of content marketing and what you need to know to be prepared for the future.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Here are the five biggest trends you need to know. But according to Google Trends, that’s not the case. And if that goes well, then they can graduate to our next trend. How to take advantage of this trend: Do some research in your field to see what tools already exist and where you can stand out.

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B2B Trends Video Course 145

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

Consider your audience – you know them better than anyone else – and write quality announcements about the things your company does that matter to them. Funding is a form of validation and acquisitions signal a strategy – those things impact the market. Additional reading: PR, Social Media and the Imperative of Content Marketing [UML].

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2016

There are 45 pages in the PDF version of the 2017 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends—North America report this year. Overall, the study found roughly one-fifth (22%) of 1,102 B2B marketers based in North America that answered the annual survey described their content marketing as “extremely successful” or “very successful.”

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It’s good to know where and how other marketers are finding success. Writing is thinking, but more than that its the application of thinking; it transforms a passive activity into an active one. We are after all forever students of marketing. Those categories are: Content marketing statistics.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s Greg Galant | Muck Rack.

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Cision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The numbers don’t lie when it comes to visual content in communications. A 2014 study of more than 72,000 Facebook pages shows that visuals, including video and photos, generate the highest levels of engagement among users. A multimedia news release that includes imagery garners 94 percent more views than those that don’t.

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Communications Telecommunications Infographics Video 120

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 5, 2019

million for their content marketing budgets in 2019, per Contently research. This number includes content creation, distribution, technology, and talent. To help marketers be more efficient and effective, Contently created this new report that examines the state of financial services content marketing.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 17, 2018

An Infographic is a way of exposing your content to more readers. Your website visitors are more likely to view visual content than written content no matter how interesting and engaging your writing may be. It’s especially vital if your content or product is tailored towards women.

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Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Source: PR Academy annual qualification trends survey. In 2014, turnover rates reached over 55 percent in PR agencies in the United States. It is simple: participants first write their ideas without discussion on Post-it notes. Writing a blog post? For example: writing a blog post. Failure demand. Correcting typos?

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MaccaPR

JULY 23, 2014

Most recently, I saw her at the 2014 Social Media Marketing World , in addition to Australia-based spitfire Donna Moritz , who also spoke about visual content. Ride the trends. kimgarst) July 18, 2014. Batch Content. Marry content with context. Source: MarketWatch ). socialfresh #omniorlando @jaybae.

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Pinterest Storytelling Infographics Social Media 91

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. 5) Alignment of marketing and customer success. “A PR teams will be measured by inputted organic brand conversion lift and Google Trends.

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Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 93